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Te Easter sunrise service at Folly Beach has beena tradition since the mid 1940s. Every year since thenmembers rom all o Follys churches meet togetherat 6:30 a.m. Te service was originally held on the oldPavilion, and when the Pavilion burned to the ground in1957 the service was moved to the smal l adjacent pier that jutted less than 100 eet into the ocean directly across

rom the old amusement park on East Arctic.Mary Rhodes remembers the men o Folly Beach

Methodist Church rolling the piano out the side dooro the church and loading it into a pick-up truck. SueDanner, who taught most o Follys children how to playpiano, would pound out the hymns rom the back o thepick-up truck while a choir o angels rom all the Follychurches raised their voices, literally, to the heavens. JerryBraddock remembers the sun popping up out o theocean as the minister gave his message o rebirth.

In the old days attendancewas 60 to 75 people, but that was practically every church-goer on the beach at that time,according to Rhodes. Mostadults wore regular churchclothes, but some came inrobes and slippers and the

children would be toted to theservice still hal asleep in theirnighties. Rhodes said her girls would go in their pajamasand slippers with their hair inrollers. It was cold sometimes,and people would sit on the wooden planks on the oorand cuddle together under blankets.

When the pier burned down in 1977, services wereheld on the beach at the site o the present Holiday Inn

and later at the County Park on the West end o theisland. Services were moved to the new pier when it wascompleted in 1995. Over the years music was providedby a blended choir rom all the churches, but somewhere

along the way it became a traditionor pastors rom the three Folly Beachchurches to take turns preaching.Tis years Easter message will bepresented by Mike Reed o the FollyBeach Baptist Church.

Many things have changed overthe years. Folly has grown rom asleepy beachront community to abustling tourist destination and hometo 2,500 permanent residents, andthe sunrise service has changed, too.Now we have electric keyboards andspeakers, said Chel Whaley, andabout 250 people attend the service.But its still a come as you are eventand youll still see olks in everythingrom PJs to their Easter nery.

In a time when Folly Beach is beingpulled in diferent directions andrancor among Council members andresidents alike threatens to disruptwhat has made Folly so unique, olksstill come together on the pier, thesun still pops up out o the ocean,and the Easter sunrise goes on much

as it has or the past sixty years.

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It sure is time to take a new approach to the dogrestrictions out here at Folly Beach and while we areat it, to mention the dog-riendly businesses. Dog

restrictions go way back to when ormer mayor RichardBeck was a council member and Regis Kennedy was themayor who took an initiative to completely ban dogs onthe beach ater a child stepped in some dog poop on thebeach. Tere were no real restrictions back then and thebeach was a vast playground or people and pets to walkor run reely. Yet there were a ew people, as always, whoallowed their uncontrolled dogs to disrupt the peace,

which led to the dog laws we have now. No one likesa rowdy dog running on the beach blanket or maulingtheir poodle. Fortunately there are just a ew, but theyruin it or all.

Dog restrictions now cover ve months o the year andeight hours a day and it does not take a $30,000 study tosee that the large number o Folly resident dog owners arethe ones who are inconvenienced the most by this rule.

During the weeks o summer between 10:00 a.m. and6:00 p.m. I have walked out to the beach and there werehardly any people there, most at the county park and nearCenter Street. I have time and dated pictures to provethis. High tide, a little rain and overcast days always clearthe beach and yet we cannot take the Folly Dogs outbecause the law is not balanced and not really air.

Tere is just cause or some rules or the busy times closeto Center Street and the county park when, and I repeat,

when it is really busy! Most o the weekdays the beach iswide open with ew people out. So why do our Folly Dogshave to stay in during those times? Its a good question andone I have been asking or many years, not to mention the

way my dog Snapper looks when I head to the beach andhave to leave him behind. So we real ly need some changesand it would seem more logical to have restrictions onFolly Dogs somewhat like the surng restrictions, whichare in the interest o saety. Tere should be areas Eastand West o Center Street when Folly Dogs are allowedall day with a leash. During the peak beachgoer trac,have the three blocks on either side o Center Street andthe county park restricted during June, July, and Augustrom 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. or weekends and holidaysonly. Signs could be posted letting the public know thatdogs have reedom all day with a leash in these sections.I you dont know it already, even leashed dogs are notallowed on the East end walk to the Morris Island lighthouse in order to protect nesting birds.

Free RunHave you ever tried to play etch with a dog on a

leash? It kind o deeats the purpose, especially when thesur is involved. Folly Dogs need to have a place or reerunning or ball tossing and etching through the waves.Folly residents should not have to leave our home beachto go somewhere else to let our dogs run ree. As long asthe dog comes back when called, this should not presenta problem. Tis was tried beore by Eddie Ellis and

abandoned because badowners let their dogs run

wild and did not clean upbehind them. I doubt thata ree run rule would work,but maybe when no one isaround, a 15- minute runand etch time with dogsstaying within 50 eet o

the owner could be looked into. Edisto Beach is a reerun beach.

Pet FriendlyMore and more dog-riendly business with pet areas

are opening up like Lost Dog, Sur Bar, Crab Shack,Ritas, Woodys Pizza and Snapper Jack s rootop, whichreally makes it nice to walk with your dog to brunch ordinner. Tey all provide water dishes and another sourceo entertainment or us as the dogs break the ice orconversations. I have met so many dog lovers this wayand the dogs love seeing their beach buddies. More oten

we know the people better by recognizing their dogs.

Bad OwnersAs or those dog owners whose pet s are not so riendlyor not trained in the basics, better of to leave them homeor teach them some social skills. I did have a dog lungeout at Snapper walking into the Crab Shack one day andthe owner did not seem to care. Tats what the problemreally is - owners who dont care or dont know better.Te good Folly Dog owners should not have to suferbecause o the bad owners, but as in many walks o lie,the innocent sufer or the guilty.

It really is time or the Folly Crew to take a new lookat these unnecessary restrictions.

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Folly Dogs need more FreedomBy how.e davis

CORRECTIONWe would like to apologize to Laura Beck, whose statement regarding stop signson the East end o the island, which was made during her interview or the FollyCurrent, was unintentionally misinterpreted. Ms. Beck supports reversing the stopsigns on the island-long streets, such as Erie, Cooper and Hudson, at the even blockintervals to slow trac on those streets, but believes that E. Ashley should be let as isto keep it as a through-way and main artery.

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You know summers right around thecorner when City Council spends hal itsmeeting hearing requests rom groups

wanting to hold events on the beach. OnMarch 23 Council heard requests or thethird annual Army Wives Beach Party at

which 250 guests are expected, the BigGay Beach Party or 300-400 peopleand a Post Palmetto Relay Party or 400racers and their riends. Ten o coursethere was the request or street closingsand open-container permits or the 20thannual Sea & Sand estival. Omar Colon

was on the agenda, but did not appear, torequest permission or Berts Customer

Appreciation Part y, which used to be heldevery year and closed o 2nd Street Eastbetween Ashley and Cooper Avenues andoered ree wine and beer to everyone

who showed up.

wo o the our ordinances on the

agenda concerned how the City will dealwith events such as these. Te ordinance(02-10) creating the Sta Event PlanningCommittee was enacted into law.Te one dissenting vote came romCouncilman McCarty, who reserved theright to cast my standard vote againstmore bureaucracy. Te law establishesa committee composed o the City

Administrator; the Director o PublicSaety or police alternate; the DeputyDirector o Public Saety (Fire Chie)or alternate re ofcial; the Director oPublic Works, or public works alternate;and the Comptroller or nancial alternate.Its purpose is to al low or a comprehensivereview o public events that utilize publicproperty within the City limits to insurethe saety and welare o those attendingthe event. Councilman Dave Stormervoted to postpone an ordinance (03-10)dealing with where and under whatcircumstances open containers o alcohol

would be allowed until the new CityCouncil meets on May 25. It would takeup a lot o time to talk about it tonight,he said. Let the new City Council deal

with it.

Te biggest and most ar-reachinglegislation the new zoning ordinance

- was passed unanimously with littlediscussion. Zoning Administrator AaronPope came to the podium to discuss theresults o the Planning Commissionspublic hearing on the ordinance. Hesaid eight people had commented on theproposed law and six o them had beenresidents o multi-amily complexes who

were mostly concerned about being able

to rebuild in the event o a catastrophe.Te Planning Commission had sentthe ordinance back to Council withno changes. Pope told Council thatany changes they made tonight wouldresult in the ordinance being sent backto Planning, which would hold anotherpublic hearing. He recommended thatCouncil pass the ordinance and ne-tuneit later. Several Council members saidthere were minor changes they wouldlike to discuss later, and im Goodwinechoed their sentiments by saying, Tisis a cohesive piece o legislation and a vastimprovement and Im not going to bringup any minor changes that would preventits passage tonight. Mayor Beckmannthanked Council and PlanningCommission members or their hard

work and said it normally takes three toour years to pass such a comprehensive

legislative product. Were right on trackas ar as the time-line is concerned, hesaid.

Te resolution (R14-10) awardingthe bid or the expansion o the PublicSaety Department acilities to HillConstruction Company or $1,396,621generated quite a bit o discussion, but

was passed with dissenting votes romDave Stormer and Eddie Ellis. I wevote on this tonight, were buying intoan unknown, said Stormer, who wasconcerned that costs or reurnishing orrelocating personnel were not included inthe gure.

Mayor Beckmann said these costs

had been taken into consideration andthat the City planned to relocate PublicSaety equipment and personnel to theCounty boat landing on the Folly Riveror approximately six to eight months.Beckmann said the re trucks would behoused in a large tent (40 eet x 80 eet)the City plans to buy at a cost o $12,000and on-duty personnel would sleep in atrailer the City plans to rent or $400 permonth.

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City Council Meeting March 23, 2010By LAuREN DEAN


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he Civic Clubs Meet theCandidates night is a Follytradition and it was standing

room only at the Folly Beach CommunityCenter on March 16.

Te ormat never changes. Moderator

Chris Lewis read a short bio o eachcandidate, who then gave a brie stumpspeech. Attendees wrote questions that

were collected during the rereshmentbreak and in round two the candidatesanswered these questions. Lewis asked orshort questions aimed at improving FollyBeach. And please remain civil and quietno matter how outrageous the statements,he quipped.

Pencils scratched uriously on the whiteindex cards as the candidates came orwardto say things residents had already read incampaign literature. Tey had come oranswers, not more rhetoric.

During the break, residents expressed

opinions on what they hoped to learnrom attending the orum and i anythingthey heard made a dierence in how they

would vote.

Gay Pardee came because she didntknow enough about the candidatesand was concerned about the partyatmosphere at Folly Beach. I dont thinkthis is where we want our beach to go,

she said. I havent heard enough aboutamily values. I want to hear a candidate

who wants a wholesome atmosphere orFolly Beach.

Former mayor Bob Linville quippedthat he was there because there wasnt no

basketball on but he added that althoughhe already knew who he would vote or, he

wanted to hear what the candidates hadto say.

Laura Dunlap came to support hercandidate, but ound it interesting tomeet everyone and hear the wide rangeo viewpoints. I was surprised at thediversity o candidates in such a smalltown, she said.

Ken Holland thought he had madeup his mind who to vote or, but was inlimbo ater hearing the candidates speak.Now Im not sure, he said. Ill waituntil they answer the questions to makeup my mind.

Nita Rodemann had already decided which candidates would get her votebeore the orum, but she thought all thecandidates were well-inormed and hadgood things to say.

Sidney Riggs said he loves politics andis extremely interested in government,particularly the government where he lives.

Although he knew most o the candidates,

he came to get a better eel or those hedidnt know. I got a good three minutes

worth rom each o them, he said, nowIm ready or the questions.

Pauline Ray hadnt made up her mindand wanted to hear the candidates and see

what they had to oer. She said she wouldvote or the ones she elt were down toearth and she wanted to see how theyanswered the questions.

Vince Perna lives on James Island, butworks on Folly Beach. Although he cantvote, he said what happens in the electionis important to his job in real estate. He

wanted to hear the candidates viewson the zoning rewrite and controllingdevelopment.

Judith Gilbreath has been a Follyresident or less than a year. She saidalthough she had attended several CityCouncil meetings, she wanted to knowmore about the candidates or Council . I

had narrowed it down to ve, she said.Now I know the three I ll vote or.

Jim Nicklaus said although everyonehad done a good job and seemed sincere,he had not seen anything to sway himrom his previous assessments. Tat couldchange though, he said. I try to stayneutral until they ring the bell.

Te Mayoral candidates were rst totake the podium ater the break. CarlBeckmann was not present at the orumdue to a previous engagement at theNational League o Cities in Washington,DC.

Eddie Ellis got the rst question,which asked his opinion o the proposed

new County Park on E. Arctic Avenue.It bothered Ellis that no assessment hadbeen made regarding loss o revenue or

who would control the trac and pick upthe cash. As a rule o thumb, he said,its not a good idea to establish ongoingexpenditures when our revenues aredeclining.

Ellis was also asked questions aboutpaid-parking, the Beach ManagementPatrol and the prolieration o under-the-radar rental additions to homes insingle-amily residential areas. Ellis saidFolly Beach currently gets a percentage

o Palmetto Parkings prots which hetermed a risk-ree deal or Palmetto and said it would be more advantageousor Folly to get a set amount. He woulddecrease the amount o money spent onseasonal augmentation o Public Saety

and use that money to und a Folly-riendlybeach patrol. As or the illegal conversions,Ellis said Folly Beach Building OcialEric Lutz does not have time to ridearound looking or illega l conversions, butLutz would enorce the law. We have torely on you to tell us about it, he said.

im Goodwin was asked why he votedor the C-4 Commercial Corridor and ihe still thought it was a good idea. Hesaid the annexation was done to capturerevenues rom the Piggly Wiggly whichhe estimated at $75,000 annually andsaid he would not vote or any additionalannexations. Regarding the BeachManagement Patrol, Goodwin said last

year was a test that showed the programwas successul. He encouraged people tosign up or the volunteer patrol the City istrying to set up. He considers Community

Watch Programs the best way to deal withthe issue o illegal rental additions ratherthan having the City directly involved.Im not or looking in your windows tosee whos sleeping in your bedrooms, hesaid.

Ten came the City Council candidates, who were asked questions in a rotatingmanner, but whose responses are groupedtogether or organizational purposes in theorder in which each candidate was askedhis rst question.

DJ Rich said he was opposed to a trac

circle at Center and Indian Streets, but would work to get a trac light at thatlocation and to get a recycling center onFolly Beach. When asked i he thought hisposition as the owner o a Center Streetbusiness (Planet Follywood) would presenta confict o interest, Rich said Being abusiness owner keeps me in touch withFolly Beach citizens on a regular basis.

Just because I own a business doesnt makeme pro-business any more than being a

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Letters to the editor...Dear Editor,

One again thank you or keepingcitizens o FB posted on whats going onin City Hall. I just picked up my copy oTe Folly Current

(March 19, 2010) and ound out onceagain that residents have been deceivedand lied to by the mayor o our little

island. It amazes me that a small islandlike ours is not more cohesive. It amazesme that decisions rom the mayor andthe city council are not made in the bestinterest o the residents who live here. Teone shining light rom this asco is that itis an election year and we should let ourvoices be heard and vote or change. Ithas also brought our residents together tovoice our anger and discuss local politics which is a good thing. I we start on asmall barrier island now; just think whatwe can start to do at the local, state, andnational levels. When people show youwho they are - believe them!

Dan Bennett909 W. Ashley Avenue

Dear Editor,I am a ull time resident and owner o

my property at 422 West Indian Avenuelocated on Folly Beach, South Carolina.

I recently received a yer in the mailto make my opinions known relativeto the purchase o the property at 2ndStreet and East Arctic Avenue. I HIGHLYRECOMMEND the purchase o the

property by the Charleston CountyParks and Recreation Department.Te Parks and Recreation Departmenthas shown their commitment inredeveloping properties and maintainingthem at a high level and I believe thatthe proposed plan or a park and apermanent lieguard base would beadvantageous and benecial to the utureo Folly Beach.

I am currently a member o the FollyBeach Design and Review Board and haveno nancial or vested interest in sale othis property and my only interest is in thebenet and uture o Folly Beach.

Peter S. Fennelly422 W Indian Avenue

Dear Editor,Te high season or Folly Beach

is rapidly approaching and the tracnightmares on Folly Road have alreadybegun to maniest themselves. Tere aremany problems that exist, however theone I wish to address is the approach tothe bridge at Crosbys Seaood.

Tis is the point on Folly Road wherethe road narrows to two lanes. When youpass Bowens Island Road there is a NOPASSING sign that is totally ignored. Tesign was placed at a point where driversshould begin to merge into the let laneo trac. However, drivers run the rightlane all the way to the bridge and in therudest ashion possible jam into the let

lane without even looking to see what iscoming.

Tis condition exists in many locationsin the Charleston area. All those areashave an Alternate Merge sign, like teethon a zipper. Te presence o an alternatemerge sign in place o a NO PASSINGsign creates an orderly approach to abottleneck. A simple sign change wouldallow both lanes to be used to approachthe bridge without ear o being run over.

Also, this would allow both lanes to moveorward at the same rate.

Tere is, unortunately, no room onFolly Beach or all the cars that wish tocome to visit. Tat is an entirely diferentproblem that hopeully our elected ocialswill address.

Te elected ocials should approachSCDO or this signage change soon, assomeone is destined to be hurt, killed, orhave their car damaged with the presentsituation.

Einstein once said simple is better.Tis is a simple x.

Hoping or a better uture or FollyBeach:

Tommy E. Hall211 East Hudson Avenue

Dear Editor,Folly Beach applied or a Stimulus und

grant in May 2009 and is still waiting. Myprevious letter to the Folly Current Editorconcerned our (4) types o subsidizedmunicipal bonds available to the City oFolly Beach now. Te City has not usedits bonding authority to take advantageo ederally subsidized interest rates. Amunicipal bond is like a construction loanor home mortgage. Bonds are not grants.

Te mayors response was disingenuous orsimply conused apples with oranges.

Te City will construct an addition toCity Hall and its re department; it hasolder garbage trucks that will need to bereplaced as they wear out, as do Fire trucks.Tere are automated beach rakes availableto clean our beaches o the garbage andtrash let by visitors. All these long-termcapital investments could be nanced bymunicipal bonds with our interest costs

subsidized by the ederal government. What I nd most alarming in the

mayors response is his unsupportedstatement, [t]he type he mentioned isnot in the best interest o Folly Beach.Instead o using any o the our (4)diferent types o subsidized municipalbonds, our Mayor would empty the Citysreserve accounts and give-away a ederalinterest subsidy! I think the citizens andthe City Council deserve more thoughtulnancial reection and ewer of-handeddismissals.Very truly yours,

Christopher Marley415 W Hudson Ave.Folly Beach

Dear Editor,In response to the mayors letter to the

editor in the Folly Current. I did not revealany condential inormation in regardto the purchase o the FBI by CharlestonCounty PRC. Te initial inormationcame to me rom the residents themselveshaving been told by the owner that theyhad to vacate due to the impending sale othe FBI to CCPRC. Tat was the weekendo Follygras.

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Other Folly Beach Easter raditionsinclude Easter Egg Hunts and thePromenade down Center Street. TeMethodist Church has an egg hunt andcovered dish supper ater the Palm Sundayservice to which everyone on Folly isinvited. Te Baptist Church will host

an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April3 at 11:00 a.m. in the Folly River Park.Te event is or children grade three andyounger and is ree o charge. Pastor MikeReed said children should bring their ownbaskets, but no eggs. Lunch will be servedollowing the Easter Egg Hunt.

Te Folly Beach Home and GardenClub will present their 2nd AnnualEaster Promenade on Saturday, April 3at 11:00 a.m. Te promenade will beginat the Community Center and continueto Ashley Avenue as Folly residents donEaster bonnets (or hats) and their Easternery and promenade down Center Streetto the admiration o onlookers, waving toall their riends and neighbors along theroute. Everyone on Folly men, women,

children and pets - are invited to join inthe un as long as they wear a hat (no ballcaps, please). Te Garden Club has golcarts available or those who would like to

join the Promenade, but need assistance.Call Charlotte Goodwin at 588-9955 iyou would like to use one o the golcarts.

FOllyBeachMethOdist church

Folly Beach United Methodist Church,established in 1942 in the same small whitebuilding as now, is the oldest of the threechurches.

Te Palm Sunday service on March 28 will be ollowed by a covered dish mealand the annual egg hunt outside or thechildren.

Te Good Friday service will be at StJohns United Methodist Church onJohns Island - Friday, April 2nd, at 7:00

p.m.Easter Sunday service is at 11:15 a.m. Tecantata entitled Te riumphs o HisGrace by Marty Parks will be presentedduring the service under the direction oour Music Director, Richard Rewis.

FOllyBeach Baptistchurch

Originally called Faith Mission, Folly BeachBaptist Church was started by the CitadelSquare Baptist Church in 1947.

Easter Service 11 a.m.Special music by the Celebration Choir

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cathOlic church

Te Catholic Church at the corner of Center

Street and East Indian Avenue was built in1950. Prior to that, the Catholics met at theElks Club, which was located on the frontbeach in the 1000 block of East Arctic.

Good Friday - Te Lords PassionApril 2, 2:00 p.m.Easter Vigil Mass - April 2, 8:30 p.m.Easter Mass- 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

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Te inormation I received about theCity potentially directing Folly BeachGreen Belt unds to subsidize a purchaseo property by CCPRC was in a veryPUBLIC email that went out to meand six other board members. Te FollyBeach Parks and Recreation Committeedoes not have condential emails orsecret meetings. Tis revelation alarmedme, because we (FBPRC) have beenlooking or potential sites we couldpurchase with these unds or naturalpark spaces. I tried to contact City Hallby questioning some Council membersand the three I spoke to, im Goodwin,Dave Stormer and om Scruggs hadno knowledge o the transaction. LauraBeck knew o it through her relationship

with Joe Qualey, the attorney or thesellers. When I questioned the Mayorabout the potential use o these unds at

the last Council meeting, he reused anydiscussion.

Yes, our Folly Beach Green Beltunds are sae and yes, Council wouldhave to vote to use Folly Beach GreenBelt unds or any use. Te act remains,the Mayor expressed to the CCPRCan interest in potentially directingthese unds ($218,000.00) to a jointpurchase without rst discussing it either

with Council or the Folly Beach Parksand Recreation Committee. CCPRC

has had an interest in buying the FBIand surrounding properties or a longtime, but in my opinion it is a discreditto CCPRC to have entered into thistransaction without inorming theresidents o Folly Beach, and giving usan idea o what the park would consisto or look like.

Chris Wilkerson

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Te Exchange Club has recently welcomed two new members. PennellClamp and Fran Perkins were voted in at the February meeting. Teirsponsor, Retta Laurey, has now sponsored over a dozen new members.

exchanGewelcOMes reGiOnalVice president

Regional Exchange Vice President Elizabeth Grantham was the guestspeaker at the March meeting. In honor o the Exchanges 99th birthday, shediscussed reorganization o the national ofce, the history o the Exchangeand current issues or District 10.

OysterrOastasuccess!

Tanks to everyone who made it out or the Oyster Roast. Special thanksgo to the Shakin Martinis or providing live music as well as an openingact. Over $3,000 in tickets were sold. Prots will und the building andscholarship unds.

speakinGwithhalOs

Kin Cliton with HALOS recently spoke to the Exchange Club. Sheexplained her organizations work with children acing DSS placement,guardians who need help readying homes or children and maintenance oa critical needs closet. Te group also supports summer programs and aKinship Care Program. Club member Debbie Bucher has volunteered toact as a go-between and nd areas where the Exchange Club can assist thisorganization.

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Our next undraiser will be hotdog sales at the Sea and Sand Festival. Besure to visit the Exchange tent at the corner o West Huron and CenterStreet.

David Walters was named elections chair. Please orward anyrecommendations and nominations to him.

Folly Beach Exchange Clubby robert LUcaS

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Folly Current CalendarApril 2 - April 17

Friday, April 2

Good Friday

Freshfelds Village Spring Concert series:Coconut Groove BandFrom 6 p.m. 9 p.m. at the Village Green.Te Coconut Groove Band provides a widerange o musical styles ranging rom EasyListening, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, IslandTeme, RocknRoll , Funk, Te Blues - youname it. For more ino, visit www.cgb1.com.For more ino, call Guest Services at 768-6491.

Saturday, April 3

2nd Annual Easter PromenadeEveryone is invited to put on their Ea sterbonnet (or hat) and join Te Folly BeachHome and Garden Club at the CommunityCenter at 11 a.m. We will promenade downCenter Street to Ashley Avenue, waving to al l

our ans. All women, men, children and petsare invited to join us or the un as long astheyre wearing a hat (no ball caps, please). Formore ino, call Charlotte Goodwin at 588-9955. Gol Carts will be available.

AARP Free Income Tax Assistance at JohnsIsland LibraryFrom 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Free tax assistance byAARP. Senior citizens will have preerence. Acurrent picture ID and Social Security cardare required. Last person accepted at 1:30 p.m.Johns Island L ibrary, 3531 Maybank Highway,Johns Island. For more ino, ca ll 559-1945.

Pet Helpers Microchip Clinic & Folly BeachRabies Clinic8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Low-cost rabies vaccinesand microchips or your our-legged riends atthe Folly Beach Fire Department.

Rosebank Farms EggstravaganzaTe Rosebank Farms Easter Egg Hunt is anisland tradition. Come out and join in the unwith Sidi, the Big Brown Rabbit. Prizes will beawarded. Te egg hunt starts at 2 p.m. and isree or children age 11 and under. At 3 p.m.enjoy rereshments, the barnyard animals, andcart rides. Activities are ree donations tobarnyard animals are appreciated.

Sunday, April 4

Happy Easter!Charleston Sea Kayaking Meetup GroupFolly River & Robbins Creek Paddle Meet at Sea Kayak Carolina on James Island at11 a.m. Free to paddle with your own kayak,or rentals available or only $30. Call 225-7969 to reserve a rental kayak or or more in o.

Thursday, April 8

Charleston Symphony Brass Ensemble7:30pm at Church o Our Saviour. Jointhe Kiawah Arts Council or an evening ospectacular, original compositions or brass asperormed by our own Charleston SymphonyOrchestra Brass Quintet. Tis perormanceis ree and open to the public. icketsare available at Kiawah Island own Hallbeginning March 25 (March 22 or Kiawah

residents). Kiawah own Hall is located at 21Beachwalker Drive. For more ino, call768-9166 or visit www.kiawahisland.org.

Charleston International Film FestivalApril 8 11, enjoy our nights o sneakpreviews, flmmaker Q&As, workshops, ascreenplay competition, nightly aterpartiesand a fnal awards ceremony with more than3,000 cinephiles and proessionals. All movieswill be shown at the downtown AmericanTeater. For more inormation, visitwww.CharlestonIFF.com.

Friday, April 9

Folly Beach Bird WalksTis walk ocuses on the southern shorelineo Folly Beach. We hope to see gannets, seaducks, loons, and shorebirds! Te program isree, however pre-registration is required. Achaperone is required or participants ages 15and under.10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Course #22105. Meets at: Folly Beach Count y

Freshfelds Village Spring Concert series:Shrimp City SlimFrom 6 p.m. 9 p.m. at the Village Green.Songwriter and musician Gary Erwin andhis band are creating original music that isearning them a reputation worldwide. For

more inormation about Shrimp City Slim,visit www.shrimpcityslim.com .Admission isree and we encourage guests to bring chairsand blankets. For more ino, call GuestServices at 768-6491.

Saturday, April 10

PetFest 2010April 10 and 11 at Palmetto Island CountyPark. ons o events include dock diving,costume contests, eating contests, dog gamesand more! Admission is $5 per day. Parki ngis limited, so be sure to arrive early or carpool.For more ino, call 795-4FUN (4386) or visitwww.ccprc.com/petest.

SSC Points Contest #2: WashoutApril 10 & 11. Southern South CarolinaDistrict o the Eastern Surfng Associationpoints contest #1 at the Washout. Entrydeadline is April 4. Mail entry to SSC-ESA

PO Box 740, Folly Beach, SC 29439 or bringto any local sur shop by closing time on theSunday beore the contest.www.ssc.suresa.org.

Charleston County Library presents: HamletCharleston County Public Library iscontinuing its series o ree perormances romthe Mets 2009-2010 season. All perormancesare shown in the Charleston County MainLibrary Auditorium, 68 Calhoun Street withhigh-defnition video and 7.1 surround sound.Hamlet will begin at 1:30pm. For more ino,call 805-6930 or visit ww w.ccpl.org.

Family Circle CupApril 10-18, 2010. Celebrating its 30thanniversary, Te Family Circle Cup honorsproessional womens tennis and is the longestrunning womens proessional tennis event inthe nation. Tis year, Daniel Island will hostthis premier womens tennis event or the tenthyear in a row. Guests can watch the biggeststars in womens tennis compete or t he title.For more inormation, please call (843) 856-7900 or visit www.amilycirclecup.com.

Sunday, April 11

Folly River Marsh SUP (Stand UpPaddleboard) TourGo hiking through the salt marshes behindFolly Island. We recommend that you havetaken an SUP class, have some experiencewith SUPs, or have a moderate to high levelo athleticism beore signing up or a 3 hourSUP our. Pre-registration is required. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. Cours e # 22038. Fee: $36/$30 CCRDiscount. For more ino, call 796-4386 orvisit www.ccprc.com

Thursday, April 15

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Friday, April 16

20th Annual East Coast Canoe and Kayak FestivalApril 16 18. Featuring a multitude o on-

water classes, lectures and demonstrationsdirected to all levels o paddlers at James IslandCounty Park. ickets to the park are $1.Registration packages start at $15 and rangerom sampler passes to ull-weekend passes.For more ino or to register, call 795-4386 orvisit www.ccprc.com/ecck.

Moonlight MixerFrom 7 p.m. 11 p.m. at the Folly BeachFishing Pier. Local DJ Rob Duren will spinthe hottest oldies & beach music a round.Beverages, ood and snacks will be availableor purchase. On ly 600 tickets will be soldor this event. No reunds or exchanges. Call795-4FUN (4386) or more ino.Fee: $10/$10 on-site i st ill available

Saturday, April 17

20th annual Sea and Sand FestivalFrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Center Street, FollyBeach. Te estival starts with a 5K- Fun Run,Skate or Walk and ends on the estival groundswith pony rides, petting zoo, jump castles,climbing wall, juggler show and more. Musicby Sara Smile starts at 10 a.m. ollowed byTe Shakin Martinis at 11:30 and Te MasonDixon Band at 3 p.m. Ater party at FollyBeach Holiday Inn rom 6pm till 9pm withGary Rowland and Te Landsharks Band.


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Police ReportsBy Lauren Dean

A bad way to start your dayOn March 12, ocers were dispatchedto the 400 block o E Erie by a woman

whose white Subaru wagon was reportedmissing. She said she had parked the carunder her house around 9:30 p.m. and

when she came down the next morning,

the car was gone. Te victim stated sheusually let the keys under the oor mat.Te neighbors had not seen any unusualactivity. Public Saety patrolled the islandsearching or the vehicle, but saw no carsmatching the description.

Bad texting results in wardrobemalunctionOn March 12, Public Saety ocers weredispatched to an E. Huron residence by a

woman who stated her live-in boyriendhad grabbed her and ripped her pantieso. She said he got mad when he sawa text message she had sent to a goodriend saying she missed him, but he let

when she said she was going to call the

police and accidentally locked himselout. Te victim stated the subject keptknocking on the door or her to let himback in but she was araid o him. Tevictim did not sustain any visible injuriesand told the ocers she would let herboyriend back in once he calmed down.

He was just looking or his vacuumcleanerOn March 13 ocers re sponded to acall that an E Ashley home had beenvandalized while the tenant was goneover night and a blue upright vacuumcleaner valued at $100 had been stolen.She said she thought her ex-boyriendhad committed the act because she and

a girlriend had gotten into a heatedargument with him the night beore atSnapper Jacks when he created a sceneand was kicked out. She said they hadlived together until last January, and hehad a history o being violent with herand she had called the police on himbeore. Te kitchen had ood and drinkthrown and splattered all over the oorand the rerigerator had been let open,causing $500 worth o ood to spoil.Several other large items such as pottedplants had been thrown around the

kitchen, causing a rip in the linoleumand a large hole in the wall. In the livingroom a large ramed mirror was takeno a wooden chest and smashed againstthe wall. A lamp was damaged and twopaintings were ripped in hal and thrownacross the room, knocking items o theV table. Te victim stated that she hadgiven one o the pictures to her boyriend

as a sentimental git and that the vacuumcleaner actually belonged to him.

Underage males arrested or drunksleepingOn March 16 at 2:00 a.m. Public Saetyocers on patrol observed two oyota4-Runners parked diagonally acing the

wrong way on 6th Street near E. Arctic.Tree individuals were sleeping in oneo the cars. When the ocer rapped onthe ront passenger window to get theirattention, the subject in the back seat

woke up and got the ront passengerup. Te ocer advised them they werein violation o a municipal ordinanceand requested identifcation. Te ront

passenger tried to get his wallet rom hispocket and was observed to be heavilyunder the inuence o alcohol. Heclaimed to have no ID on him, but his

wallet ell open on the seat displayinga Georgia drivers license. Te ocerdetermined that the ID was a ake.Underneath the ake ID was a real SouthCarolina drivers license indicating thesubject was only 20. Ten the ocerapproached the driver side o the vehicle,but the driver would not wake up. Henoticed the driver had vomited down theside o the door. When the ocer fnallygot him awake, the suspect also displayedsigns o gross alcohol intoxication and

was ound to be 19 and driving under

a suspended license. Te third subjectdid not appear intoxicated and said hehad driven there in the other vehicle,

which had an open case o Bud Lighton the oor board that contained ourbeers. Te subject was 20, and was citedand released or under-age possessiono alcohol. Te other two subjects weresecured in the patrol car and booked intoCharleston County Jail.

Anyone missing a bicycle?On March 16 Public Saety Ocers

responded to a report o a trespasser at216 E Ashley. Te complainant stated hehad been allowed use o the house by theowner who lives in Columbia, but whenhe arrived at the residence expecting itto be empty, he observed a beat up white4-door sedan parked underneath thehouse. He was met at the ront door bya emale who told him she was renting

the house. She oered to leave andseemed very nervous and apologetic andseemed to be trying to stall him. Tecomplainant then observed two or threemales run out the back door, jump intothe car and ee the scene. While he wasgetting the license plate number, theemale jumped on a bicycle and triedto ee, but she ell o and ran througha neighbors yard. Te ocers did notfnd any signs o a break-in and nothingappeared to have been stolen. Tere was,however, a strong smell o marijuana.Te complainant only got a good look atthe emale, whom he described as beingabout 56 in her early 20s with longreddish-blond hair and a tattoo across her

lower back. Te bicycle was placed intoevidence.

At least they cleaned up their messOn March 20 at about 9:00 a.m. thedispatcher received a call that there

were multiple subjects sleeping on thebeach at 4th or 5th Street East. Ocersresponded and located the subjects. Tearea was littered with beer bottles andcans and what was known by the ocerto be a marijuana grinder was sitting onthe groin just above the subjects. Ocers

woke the subjects up and asked or IDsand inquired who owned the marijuanagrinder. A backpack was near one o

the subjects and ocers asked i therewere any narcotics inside. Te ownersaid marijuana was in the ront pocketand the ocers retrieved a zip lock bagcontaining marijuana, which weighed inat 2.2 grams. Te subjects cleaned up thearea and the owner o the marijuana wasissued a citation or simple possession.Te subjects were released and the

marijuana was taken into evidence.

But, ofcer, its my birthdayOn March 21 about 3:00 a.m. ocerson patrol in the 700 block o E. Arctic

were issuing citations to illegally parkedvehicles when two suspects came rombehind the house carrying a case obeer and put it in the back o a truck.Te ocers approached the subjects,

who appeared to be under-age. Suspect#1 stated he was 20 and had beencelebrating his birthday on the beach

with some riends. Suspect #2 stated hewas 19 and they had got a guy to buy thealcohol in exchange or a couple o canso beer. Te ocers wrote the subjects a

citation or liquor law violationsand retrieved the remainingbeers.

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resident makes one pro-resident.

Susan Breslin, who has been vocalabout transparency in government, wasasked what she would do to open theCitys business to Council members andresidents. She said she would update thewebsite and try to have a structured wayor residents to talk to the people who

represent them such as a Coee withyour Council type orum once a month.She was also concerned about the act thatFolly Beach is losing permanent residentsand would market Folly as a place orpeople to retire and to come to raiseamilies.

Pennell Clamp, asked i he wouldenorce the policy o having Public Saetyofcers live within a reasonable distanceo Folly, said with only two o the Citys58 employees living on Folly You haveto question whether their heart is at FollyBeach, but the islands size and cost oliving were too prohibitive to make thata requirement. Asked i he avored lettingresidents vote on the City Hall expansion,Clamp said that would be okay with him,but suggested voters would be betterinormed i they could see or themselvesthe cramped the working space Cityworkers now use.

Joel Flores, a 10-year resident o FollyBeach who works on Center Street saidhe has the pulse o residents, businessowners and tourists. Te business theybring outweighs people alling downdrunk on the street, but we need morepolice patrolling, he said when asked ihe avors street estivals. Flores, who hasbeen regularly attending City Councilmeetings or two or three years, was asked what procedures he would employ to

make Council more cohesive. He decriedthe bickering and personal attacks he saidhave put issues vital to the town to the side

and suggested that members meet moreoten outside o Council chambers.

Laura Beck was asked what she woulddo to change the image o Folly as a partybeach. Having a good time and having aamily beach are not mutually exclusive,she said. Its about responsibility andmoderation. No one wants a drunkenparty beach, but parents like to go outat night and have a drink. Regardingthe recent change to once-monthly ull

Council meetings, Beck said it slows downthe process but ordinances now requireonly two readings or passage and worksessions are productive, but she thoughtthere should me two meetings a month atwhich votes were taken.

Bob Hatcher, who owns houses inboth Folly Beach and West Ashley, wasasked how he could be aware o summerproblems when he rented his house outin the summer. Te act that were notsleeping here every night doesnt mean were not aware o whats going on, hesaid.

Paul Hume was asked what he woulddo to help move trafc on and o the

island. Were building two new bridges,he said. We need to change them to threelanes two coming in early in the day,two going out later in the day.

Regarding how he would enorce lawsor year-round residents who leave theirtrash and recycling receptacles out or weeks at a time, his response was thatneighbors should look out or one anotherand Folly doesnt need garbage policewriting citations.

Te moderator thanked the audienceor coming and wished the candidatesgood luck with their campaigns. AnotherMeet the Candidates night came to anend and the crowd headed over to theCrab Shack or the Planet or a beer and ashrimp basket. Political opponents belliedup to the bar together to continue thedebate. Its Follitics as usual.

Vince Perna is a Folly Beach real estate expert who also loves music. I you want to know iyou can live on Folly, you can fnd him at 31 Center Street or by calling 588-3800.

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4/2 Stereo Reorm4/3 Suspicious Package4/7 Kevin West4/8 Te Hawkes4/9 Sho Enu

4/10 Elise & the Freeloaders4/14 Te Healing4/15 Te Hawkes4/16 Te Masker Band4/17 Dantes Camaro

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Fridays and Saturdays Dan Clamp4/17 Nathan Calhoun & Jared Kearns4/22 Stratton & Moore

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4/9 Passionista4/10 Geo Norwood

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Do you recognize this image? It was taken somewhere on Folly Beach. I youknow what it is, let us know at [email protected] and you could win a reemedium one-topping pizza rom Woodys! Bonne Isenhour guessed last issues

"What the Folly?" it was the lie perservers outside o Rita's.

PHOTO BY Laura OLsen ImagerY/ www.LauraOLsen.cOm

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Save the Light12 th annual Auction and Gala

By RichaRd Beck

Last week, Save the Light held a contract award ceremony to welcomePalmetto Gunite Construction to their new job conducting the design

and construction o Phase II o the Morris Island Lighthouse preservationproject. Te plan is to place 70 poured in place micro piles beneath thelighthouse. Te combined weight-bearing capability o these pilings will makethe existing oundation redundant and, once and or all, eliminate the worryabout ship worms damaging the original timber pilings. We expect that thework will be complete by the beginning o September. In eleven years, we willhave raised the unds, designed and built the parts o our plan necessary tocompletely stabilize the oundation o the lighthouse. Ater the expenditureo some ve million dollars, our cofers will be empty and we will need toundraise in earnest again to begin the work o restoring the lantern room,repairing the stairs and painting the structure.

In light of this, Save the Light will be encouraging everyone to attend their12th annual Save the Light Silent Auction and Gala on Tursday, April 29,

from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. atthe Holiday Inn. ickets are

$ 50 each and include food,wine, and the opportunityto bid on some spectacularauction items. o buy ticketsor to donate an item, call Patat (843) 633-0099. We arecounting on you to make thenext eleven years as successfulas the previous ones.


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teadily creeping suspense, anxiety and tension almost suocate Roman Polanskisaudience in his new flm Ghost Writer. I loved every gasping moment o thisflm, which is based on Robert Harris novel Te Ghost. Harris co-wrote the

movie screenplay with director Roman Polanski and did a superb job o taking thenovel to the screen. Te characters o the prime minister and his wie very closelymirror his ormer riend ony Blair and Blairs wie Cherie. A successul Britishghostwriter named Te Ghost (Ewan McGregor) receives the chance o a lietimewhen he agrees to complete the memoirs o ormer British Prime Minister, AdamLang (Pierce Brosnan), but like all great things in lie, they come with a price. Itcomes out that the only reason he is so honored is that his predecessor, Langs long-term aide, died in an unortunate accident. Tis is just the beginning: Te Ghost isplagued by mysterious troubles rom the moment he says yes.

Te Ghost is whisked away in the unorgiving winter to an ocean ront house on anisland o the United States eastern seaboard--a perect environment to heighten thetension. With a acade o muted colors, stone, metal and wood, the home is almostlost in the stark, similar surroundings. Te haunting emptiness o a land void oattention with an ever-present storm brewing sets the tone. Te crashing black waveso the sea and reezing nights allow nothing to be heard in the darkness o the icy,desolate landscapes; a perect back drop or lies to ester and unold. Te colors thatsurround the cast o characters mimics who they truly are deep inside. Te visual

aspect o the flm is stunning and reminiscent o flms like Stephen Kings DoloresClaiborne. An Alred Hitchcock vibe envelops this flm, suggestive o North byNorthwest or Vertigo.

Ghost Writer is ull o stark scenes fl led with a sense o dread. Long shots o peoplejust staring makes you eel like youre in the middle o one o Rod Serlings wilightZone episodes. You dont know what it is exactly, but its real. You know something,but you cannot put your fnger on it. Inormation seeps out like sap down a treemirroring the pace o the flm; slow, but drop by drop important. McGregor pushesorward, masterul ly putting the pieces together, solving one small mystery at a timeas each al ls into place like a giant gray jigsaw puzzle.

Polanski makes you eel at one withTe Ghost as he stumbles. Not knowing who to trust, knowing that he should

not be in this situation, but like quicksand losing ground and control, he isnow suocating and there is no way out.He has to solve the mystery! With anygood suspense thriller, you have to beready to wait or it, to allow it to build,and have patience. Dont get caught upin the slow pace o the flm; work with it.Use the stark visual environment aroundyou and camera shots to let your mindponder the players, review the acts youhave and when its time, be present andmove orward with Te Ghost.

Te most essential part o GhostWriter is the musical score; the musictakes on a lie o its own, becoming adeeply compelling character. Alexandre Desplat achieves perection with this classica l,

suspenseul score. Te nagging og horn in t he isolated landscapes, prominent use oscreeching strings and over all presence o the entire orchestra brings the true voiceand tone to this flm. Being a huge Hitchcock an, it was very apparent that Desplatwas inspired by Bernard Herrmann in his creative musical combinations which onlyampliy the flm noir awareness.

Compared to the recent thrillers on the market, Polanski is a master o thisgenre. Ghost Writer is a haunting political thriller that reverberates with currentthemes, and the slow pace and content will speak to a very particular audience.

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